littleguydave
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Jan 23, 2017
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- 102
This is my first boat so I have no idea what I am doing. Let me give some info
95 Crownline 4.3L v8
When I bought the boat it had a lot of issues. It would not start without beating on the starter, and the tilt/trim would not operate unless I beat on the pump. So I rebuilt the alternator and replaced the tild solonoids and motor. Now the tilt/trim works great and it starts up.
When I get the boat out on the water it runs good, but after about 20 minutes it will start to sputter. Sometimes it will make a loud "PUFF" sound and then start to stall. Usually it will start right back up and run for another 10 minutes before dying. So I took it home, added seafoam and ran it with muffs. It ran for 2 hours and never overheated or stalled. I had it slightly above idle and it burned a quarter tank. So I started to add non-ethanol fuel and I tried to keep the tank as full as possible.
Now I have the boat in my garage and I am rebuilding all of the wood. Since I have it open, I decided to do some engine maintenance. The first thing I did was look at the carb. I noticed that the flame arrestor was covered in debris and oil. It took 2 cans of carb cleaner to get it clean. I looked at the fuel/water separator and dumped it into a jar. This is what I see....
So this is where I am. Could this be why my boat runs like crap? I am about to add some fuel stabilizer. I want to put the new fuel filter on and run it for a day, then replace the filter again. I am also trying to change the oil and researching how to do the engine fogging.
The last 3 times I took the boat out to the dock I could not get it to run.
95 Crownline 4.3L v8
When I bought the boat it had a lot of issues. It would not start without beating on the starter, and the tilt/trim would not operate unless I beat on the pump. So I rebuilt the alternator and replaced the tild solonoids and motor. Now the tilt/trim works great and it starts up.
When I get the boat out on the water it runs good, but after about 20 minutes it will start to sputter. Sometimes it will make a loud "PUFF" sound and then start to stall. Usually it will start right back up and run for another 10 minutes before dying. So I took it home, added seafoam and ran it with muffs. It ran for 2 hours and never overheated or stalled. I had it slightly above idle and it burned a quarter tank. So I started to add non-ethanol fuel and I tried to keep the tank as full as possible.
Now I have the boat in my garage and I am rebuilding all of the wood. Since I have it open, I decided to do some engine maintenance. The first thing I did was look at the carb. I noticed that the flame arrestor was covered in debris and oil. It took 2 cans of carb cleaner to get it clean. I looked at the fuel/water separator and dumped it into a jar. This is what I see....
So this is where I am. Could this be why my boat runs like crap? I am about to add some fuel stabilizer. I want to put the new fuel filter on and run it for a day, then replace the filter again. I am also trying to change the oil and researching how to do the engine fogging.
The last 3 times I took the boat out to the dock I could not get it to run.